News Releases

All of the latest news about our university. (by topic)

  • Planning Collaboration Focus of WBFO Interview
    5/23/07
    The University at Buffalo's desire to collaborate with the Town of Amherst on planning efforts is discussed by Marsha S. Henderson, UB vice president for external affairs, in an interview on WBFO-88.7 FM.
  • Chronic Gum Disease Linked to Risk of Tongue Cancer
    5/22/07
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute have shown for the first time that an association exists between long-standing periodontitis, or gum disease, and risk of tongue cancer.
  • Simpson to Discuss UB's Plan for Growth with Amherst Residents
    5/22/07
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson will meet with Amherst residents to discuss UB's ambitious plans to grow by 40 percent and that growth's potential impact on the regional economy. The public forum, co-hosted by UB and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 7 p.m. May 29 in Marinaccio's Italian Ristorante, 5877 Main Street in Williamsville.
  • Management Professor Says McDonald's Commercial Is on Track
    5/22/07
    McDonald's new advertising campaign to promote high-level career opportunities within the company is a great way to fight the connotation of dead-end drudgery and low wages that comes with "McJobs," according to Jerry M. Newman, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Buffalo "City Girl" to Conduct Research in the Arctic
    5/22/07
    Monica Ridgeway, a University at Buffalo undergraduate entering her senior year, knows that when people think of a scientist, they usually think of a white male in a lab coat; but not too far in the future, she hopes they will envision someone more like herself, a young African-American woman with a head full of braids who is curious about correlations between frozen mud and global warming.
  • Cahn Essay Featured in New Book
    5/21/07
    "Feminist Waves, Feminist Generations: Life Stories From the Academy" (Kilden: Oslo, 2007) features an essay contributed by Susan K. Cahn, associate professor in the Department of History, University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences.
  • School of Management Names Becker Senior Associate Dean
    5/21/07
    Brian E. Becker, professor of organization and human resources, has been appointed senior associate dean in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • UB Management Students Receive Commencement Awards
    5/21/07
    Twelve graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Management received awards during the school's commencement ceremony on May 12.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Offer 2007 Summer Dance Program
    5/21/07
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will once again offer its exciting and educational Summer Dance Program July 23 to Aug. 9.
  • Peoples, Lockheed Martin to Be Honored at UB Business Partners Day
    5/18/07
    Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples and Lockheed Martin will be honored at the University at Buffalo's Business Partners Day luncheon to be held at noon on June 14 in the Adam's Mark Hotel.